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Forage Crops HCS 412 |
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| Species | Latin name |
Plant (29)
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Seed (32)
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| Legumes | ||||
| 1 |
Alfalfa
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Medicago sativa
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ü
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ü
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| 2 |
Red clover
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Trifolium pratense | ü | ü |
| 3 |
White clover
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Trifolium repens
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ü | ü |
| 4 |
Alsike clover
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Trifolium hybridum
|
ü | ü |
| 5 |
Sweet clover
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Melilotus indica
|
ü | ü |
| 6 |
Crimson clover
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Trifolium incarnatum
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not tested | not tested |
| 7 | Birdsfoot trefoil |
Lotus corniculatus
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ü | ü |
| 8 |
Hairy vetch
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Vicia villosa
|
ü | ü |
| 9 |
Crown vetch
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Coronilla varia
|
ü | ü |
| 10 |
Kura clover
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Trifolium ambiguum
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not tested | not tested |
| 11 | Korean lespedeza |
Kummerowia stipulacea
Lespedeza stipulacea |
not tested | not tested |
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Cool Season Grasses
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| 12 |
Orchardgrass
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Dactylis glomerata
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ü | ü |
| 13 |
Kentucky bluegrass
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Poa pratensis
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ü | ü |
| 14 |
Tall fescue
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Festuca arundinacea
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ü | ü |
| 15 |
Perennial ryegrass
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Lolium perenne
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ü | not tested |
| 16 |
Annual ryegrass
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Lolium multiflorum
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ü | not tested |
| 17 |
Festulolium
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Festuca
arundinacea x Lolium perenne Festuca pratensis x Lolium perenne |
not tested | not tested |
| 18 |
Reed canarygrass
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Phalaris arundinacea
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not tested | ü |
| 19 |
Timothy
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Phleum pratense
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ü | ü |
| 20 |
Smooth bromegrass
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Bromus inermis
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ü | ü |
| 21 | Quackgrass | Agropyron
repens Elytrigia repens |
ü | ü |
| 22 | Crested wheatgrass | Agropyron cristatum | not tested | not tested |
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Warm Season Grasses
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| 23 |
Switchgrass
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Panicum virgatum
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ü | ü |
| 24 |
Big bluestem
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Andropogon gerardii
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ü | ü |
| 25 |
Bermudagrass
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Cynodon dactylon
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ü | not tested |
| 26 |
Indiangrass
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Sorghastrum nutans
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not tested | not tested |
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Other species
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| 27 |
Rye (cereal rye)
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Secale celeale
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ü | ü |
| 28 |
Wheat
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Triticum aestivum
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ü | not tested |
| 29 |
Plantain
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Plantago lanceolata
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ü | ü |
| 30 |
Chicory
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Chicorum intybus
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ü | ü |
| 31 |
Rape
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Brassica napus
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ü | not tested |
| 32 |
Brassica (forage turnips)
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Brassica rapa
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ü | ü |
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